BMB4040141.5 ECTSQ1, Q3EnglishMaster
Introduction to Statistics
FaculteitFaculty of Medical Sciences
NiveauMaster
Studiejaar2026-2027
Beschrijving
Course goals
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F) or online (depending on your registration)
(FYI: the other options are options for Continuing Education (onderwijs voor professionals))
At the end of this course, the student can:
- Explain and use the different types of variables: quantitative (numerical) vs. qualitative (non-numerical) with their corresponding sub-types (continuous discrete, ordinal, non-ordinal);
- Summarize data graphically and numerically using measures of location and dispersion;
- Interpret data that is presented both graphically and numerically;
- Calculate the different types of frequency measures: “absolute” and “relative” frequency:
- Apply standardization formula to, and calculate (standard) normal probabilities for, normally distributed data;
- Calculate binomial probabilities;
- Interpret the role of the sampling distribution for sample statistics;
- Perform simple descriptive statistical analysis in the statistical software R.
Content
Contact details: Educational Office Epidemiology
E-mail: msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl
Registration:
Face-to-Face: Students can register for this course via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site. NOTE Students of the MSc Epidemiology (Post Graduate) that register in time (i.e. at least two weeks before the start of a course) will always be admitted to the course unless it is completely full. Other students will receive information about their application two weeks before the start of the course.
Online: Online courses are only available for Epidemiology Postgraduate students and can register via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site.
Course coordinator:
Dr. M. (Marga) Korporaal, UMC Utrecht, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Course description:
This course provides basic knowledge of statistics. The course is aimed to level differences in prior knowledge among students and provide the necessary base for the next two statistical courses in the MSc Epidemiology programme.
Literature/study material used:
"The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences” by Baldi and Moore (MacMillan publishers), 4th Edition
More information about how to order the book and a discount code will be provided after registration for the course.
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
Epidemiology & Epidemiology Postgraduate
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
-
E-mail: msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl
Registration:
Face-to-Face: Students can register for this course via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site. NOTE Students of the MSc Epidemiology (Post Graduate) that register in time (i.e. at least two weeks before the start of a course) will always be admitted to the course unless it is completely full. Other students will receive information about their application two weeks before the start of the course.
Online: Online courses are only available for Epidemiology Postgraduate students and can register via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site.
Course coordinator:
Dr. M. (Marga) Korporaal, UMC Utrecht, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Course description:
This course provides basic knowledge of statistics. The course is aimed to level differences in prior knowledge among students and provide the necessary base for the next two statistical courses in the MSc Epidemiology programme.
Literature/study material used:
"The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences” by Baldi and Moore (MacMillan publishers), 4th Edition
More information about how to order the book and a discount code will be provided after registration for the course.
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
Epidemiology & Epidemiology Postgraduate
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
-
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